Digi Connect Wi-SP User Manual page 58

Digi Connect and ConnectPort TS Family web interface
5. Complete the steps based on the selected profile option:
Console Management: Most network devices such as routers, switches, and servers
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offer one or more serial ports for management. Instead of connecting a terminal to the
console port, cable the console port to the serial port of your Digi device server. Then
using TCP/IP utilities like reverse telnet, network administrators can access these
consoled serial ports from the LAN.
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from the network with the following information:
IP address of this Digi device server.
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TCP or (SSH) port number for the serial port recorded above in Step a.
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Local Configuration (Console Port): Click Basic Serial Settings, complete the fields to
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match the settings of the attached serial device or terminal, and then click Apply.
Custom: Complete the fields under Serial Port Configuration and then click Apply.
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Modem Emulation: Click Basic Serial Settings, complete the fields to match the
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settings of the attached serial device and then click Apply.
Modem emulation enables a system administrator to configure the serial port to act as
a modem. The Digi device server emulates modem responses to a serial device and
seamlessly sends and receives data over an Ethernet network instead of a PSTN (Public
Switched Telephone Network). The advantage for a user is the ability to retain legacy
software applications without modification and use a less expensive Ethernet network
in place of public telephone lines.
Digi Connect Family and ConnectPort TS Family
a. Record the TCP (or SSH) port number listed under TCP Server Settings. You
will need the TCP port number when configuring an application or device
that accesses the serial port from the network.
b. To log inbound serial data, click Advanced Serial Settings, select Enable
port logging, and then click Apply.
c. Click Basic Serial Settings, complete the fields to match the settings of the
attached serial device, and then click Apply.
Configure the application or device that initiates communication to the serial port
Configuration through the web interface
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